Midsummer Dream (Spanish: El Sueño de una noche de San Juan, lit.'A Dream of a Night of Saint John'[a]) is a 2005 animated film from Dygra Films, the creators of The Living Forest. Made in Spain and Portugal, the film is loosely based on William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.[1]

Midsummer Dream
Directed byÁngel de la Cruz
Manolo Gómez
Written byÁngel de la Cruz
Beatriz Iso
Produced byManolo Gómez
StarringRomola Garai
Bernard Hill
Billy Boyd
Rhys Ifans
Miranda Richardson
Fiona Shaw
Toby Stephens
CinematographyManuel Alvariño
Music bySergio Pena Castro
Arturo B. Kress
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Release date
  • 1 July 2005 (2005-07-01) (Spain)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesSpain
Portugal
LanguagesSpanish
English

Character

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The main character is the girl Helena, a princess.

Voice cast

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The voice cast of the English speaking version includes:[1]

Production

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Directed by Ángel de la Cruz and Manolo Gómez, the production team totalled over 400 people over the lifetime of the project.[2]

Accolades

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The film received the 2006 Goya Award for animated films.[3]

See also

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Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ The feast of Saint John, celebrated on the night of June 23, being the traditional midsummer feast in Spain and Portugal.

References

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  1. ^ a b BUFVC: Midsummer Dream n.d.
  2. ^ Silió 2005.
  3. ^ "| O soño dunha noite de San Xoán / El sueño de una noche de San Juan | AVG | AudioVisual Galego". culturagalega.gal. Retrieved 2024-06-09.

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